Pierre Garcon

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had lost five straight games and were just 1-8. However, the host Washington Redskins had no answer for Mike Evans. The Buccaneers' rookie receiver caught seven passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns as Tampa Bay cruised to a 27-7 rout of the 3-7 Redskins on Sunday. Evans, the seventh overall pick in this year's NFL Draft, beat safety Ryan Clark and cornerback Bashaud Breeland for a 36-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Josh McCown with 4:36 left in the third quarter. Just 5:29 later, inside linebacker Perry Riley was left in single coverage on Evans, who easily beat him for a 56-yard bomb from McCown (15-of-23, 288 yards) to make it 27-7. ...

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